The height of a deflection in front of the net, on Morrison's first goal as a Dallas Star (as reported).
Date not knownon air
“Kucherov, and the lost art of the buttonhook.”
the lost art of the buttonhookA fancy name for Kucherov's stick move.
June 16, 2021 (approx.)social media
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Goals & shots · phrase Signature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A beer joke meaning all froth and nothing underneath.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase An over-the-top way to say a player nearly had his head taken off in front of the net.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Getting so thoroughly outplayed that the fancy stats go out the window.
May 25, 2025 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase Chaos at the net front, with every player paired off in a scrum.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Feb. 14, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A jokey name for a pandemic-era Stars-Canes game.
Jan. 31, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase The peak of something; here a joke about names in Minnesota sports history.
Apr. 14, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word A little vacation spent away from your phone apps.
June 17, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word The warmth of winter sunshine. A real, rare word he used about Florida.
Nov. 17, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A joke about hockey names that cram in more consonants than they need.
Mar. 2, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase As clear as can be, in a silly picture-quality simile.
Dec. 27, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A power play that kills everything it touches.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A pun on lethal injection and the nutmeg (puck through the legs): a goal that kills the other team's hopes.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word needs a definition
Mar. 2, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A fancy name for a draft.
June 19, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Totally out of control, like a fire hose with nobody holding it.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Kindly and fatherly, like an uncle.
May 21, 2025 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase His reaction to Mike Ribeiro's shootout goal against the Kings, which ranked #5 on a Stars midseason top-10 plays list.
Stars vs. Kings · Season 2008-09on airPassing & skating · phrase A soft, neat pass fed to a teammate like a bird to its chick.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname Wyatt Johnston: baby-faced, but deadly in a Game 7.
May 4, 2025 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A brain-gas lapse: a team making dumb plays.
Date not knownon airPassing & skating · word In the style of Barcelona football: weaving, passing and changing the point of attack.
June 21, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Ice littered with sticks and bits, like a shoreline after a storm.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A playful metaphor for a player back on familiar ground, like an animal returning home.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · word A pun on 'renaissance' for Jamie Benn's rebirth.
Nov. 30, 2022on airHits & scrums · phrase A hit that rattles the teeth. Related to 'rectum rattler'.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Deep trouble, said in a folksy, cleaned-up way, here about penalties.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A player who arrives late and mops up whatever scraps are left, like bread on gravy.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname His grandly signed nickname for himself.
Aug. 24, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A long-limbed goalie stealing goals.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A pair of Stars who piled up goals at home.
Apr. 12, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase His label for a bullet-list scoring stats post.
Apr. 16, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word A windbag. His own label for himself as the Stars' longtime play-by-play companion.
Sept. 22, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Oct. 2, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · nickname The sling he wore after a shoulder repair, which he addresses as a person.
Dec. 28, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase His name for a smartwatch that nags him to stand up.
Oct. 3, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A nickname for the Dallas Stars players. Big D is Dallas.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A mock proverb: bold moves get punished.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · word A pun on 'brouhaha' for a beer-themed brawl.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · nickname A player who misses a lot of shots.
May 21, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase A food matchup joke: Texas brisket against the Wild's wild rice soup.
Mar. 21, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Feeling bound by the job to call the big moment.
Apr. 28, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Gigantic, from the giants in Gulliver's Travels.
Mar. 14, 2019 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase Vernon Fiddler's important shootout goal, which came after he fell down mid-move.
Stars vs. Predators · Apr. 8, 2014 (approx.)on airSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A jokey title for a colleague who is about to start riding the bus.
Feb. 3, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A comic image of a coach hurling a butchered reindeer into the locker room to fire the team up.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A big, fat, inviting rebound sitting there to be scored on.
Season 2017-18social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Feb. 25, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Calling a game with all-out enthusiasm. A catchphrase he returns to often.
Dec. 12, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A very calm stretch of the game.
Nov. 25, 2016 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Bitter cold that tightens your face and smooths out the wrinkles.
Apr. 20, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · word A coined hashtag for himself as a Canadian-American Razor, after becoming a US citizen.
July 13, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A catchphrase-style call asking the audience for an "Amen".
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Explaining the salary cap at length, in the manner of mansplaining.
Oct. 12, 2021 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A festive nickname for the visiting Carolina team, whose red and white fit the holiday.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · phrase Cody Eakin, in a postgame review.
Season 2014-15on airHits & scrums · word Harsh rebuke; here after a bench boss was ejected.
Mar. 4, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word A broadcaster's cast anniversary.
Mar. 7, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word College hockey, spelled the way a frat house would say it.
Apr. 13, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Swift. A fancy word for fast.
May 31, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A mock-official stamp of approval for two players' skill.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Folksy way to say a play or a night went sideways right at the end.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase His name for the squirrels he is at war with.
July 22, 2023 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A shout of admiration for a fierce play: bite down, here it comes.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Over-the-top praise for a play so well done it wears excellence like a cape.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Players can win games, but coaches are the ones who win players over.
May 17, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Bitterly cold. Said in a preview about the weather in Detroit.
Season 2012-13on airSimiles & analogies · phrase Razor's reported put-down for the color of Roberto Luongo's goalie mask.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Utter nonsense.
Feb. 24, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase His joke hashtag for a team that kills any comeback, as if the opposition were being put to sleep for good.
Apr. 1, 2016 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase Razor and Ralph Strangis riffing on the 1979 film The Warriors during the Coyotes game, with a “You Warriors are good. Real good” follow-up.
Stars vs. Coyotes · Dec. 6, 2006unverifiedSignature words · word Roomy, spacious. Named in the article as one of his go-to words.
Date not knownon airSignature words · phrase His jokey name for his own talking, whether on radio, TV or online.
Oct. 2, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase His fancy name for the stream of talk coming out of a broadcast booth.
May 11, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Playful blend of confused and puzzled; also seen as 'confuzzling'.
Nov. 15, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word needs a definition
May 8, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase Open a cold beer, in Canadian slang.
July 26, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A fancy way to say a player's head pain or head-scratching spell is finished.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A player who sets up in the crease, screens the goalie, and lingers there. Coined during the 2010 playoffs on Versus; most often Tomas Holmstrom, Patric Hornqvist, and Corey Perry.
Season 2009-10on airPlayers & nicknames · nickname An earlier form of “crease-lizard,” reported in Jan. 2009, over a year before the 2010 playoff coinage cited elsewhere.
Date not knownon airSimiles & analogies · phrase Stylish clothes, in slang.
Mar. 25, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A movie-title pun for a goal through the five-hole.
Feb. 3, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · word A pun on Cupid, for Valentine's Day.
Feb. 14, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A joke that a tense, stressed crowd needed a calming tea.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase Praise for a setup pass so complete that the scorer only had to finish the meal.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A goal that stabs right at the heart of the game.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase Praise for a play near the net that was delicate and forceful at once.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase Delicate precision, as when Benn kept the puck in just inside the line.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname Jamie Benn. He can dangle around defenders or run right through them.
Date not knownon airPlayers & nicknames · nickname A nickname for a place where a stickhandler like Spezza does his fancy moves.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · word A showy run of stickhandling dekes (dangles).
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A coined term for a hoped-for lift under new coach Peter DeBoer.
June 22, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A voice so soothing it could put you to sleep.
Apr. 8, 2021 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A string of hockey moves ending in a chess pun, hung on an Esa Lindell play.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase Praise for a play where the player waits a beat before moving, and the wait pays off.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase Praise for a pass that was a treat to watch.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A shot or pass so sharp and nasty it seems possessed.
May 22, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · word A made-up verb for a goalie's lot: beaten, blocked and missed all at once.
Mar. 28, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A penalty-box joke comparing it to jail, where whoever goes in pays.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase A sneaky, deceptive stickhandling move.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Slang for an excellent game.
Mar. 11, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A simile for a player whose hands are fast and jittery, as if wired on coffee.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase As filthy as it gets.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A play so good it was a full meal for the senses.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Mar. 27, 2021 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · nickname A jokey name for a goalie's standup moment, built on the goalie nickname Dobby.
Sept. 4, 2020 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A puck dancing on or across the goal line.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Apr. 7, 2026 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A shorthanded goal made by the Benn brothers, Jordie setting up Jamie.
Season 2015-16on airSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A shot hit from way out, golf-style.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A team getting overwhelmed early.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSignature words · phrase A sweet-sounding stream of talk.
Sept. 11, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
May 13, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase His name for listeners tuned in on the road with earbuds in or on the highway.
Mar. 16, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Spectacular to listen to through earbuds.
Aug. 22, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word His name for the radio side of the broadcast, where the pictures live in your ears.
Oct. 10, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Bubbling over with emotion. He paired it with "castigation".
Jan. 11, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Putting in effort; a nonstandard verb.
Aug. 11, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A line of silky, luxurious skaters, led by Seguin.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A tongue-in-cheek elder-statesman nickname for football broadcaster Collinsworth.
Sept. 10, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · phrase A glove save as big as an elephant, in a made-up word.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Huge, like an elephant.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Draining, leaving you without energy; here used in a good way.
Nov. 20, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase Looks nice, sits terribly: a chair built to punish your back.
Nov. 25, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · word A pun on the Irish toast Erin go bragh.
Mar. 17, 2023 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A high stick to the face, dressed up as a wayward Irish club.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A rhyming nickname for a player named Esa who keeps the puck out of his own net.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A vivid, gross image for a narrow lane on the ice. The line is cut off in the source.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Fleeting; a fancy word, also a pun on the band Evanescence.
May 13, 2022 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A crowded crease so full it seemed that every skater was in it.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Fabulousness turned up to eleven.
Mar. 6, 2015 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Mar. 21, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase A flashy move that goes between a defender's legs.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase Backside out, shielding the puck from the defender.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSaves & goaltending · word Dreamlike and fantastical. Used for a Marty Turco save with the skate blade against Chicago.
Date not knownon airSignature words · phrase A penalty killer so careful and exact he hardly makes a mistake.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase Measuring goalies by height: a team with tall goalies on its roster.
Oct. 24, 2022 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A game with deflection after deflection.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase A messy, ugly goal, described in the most bookish word for filth.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase Reported without definition. Said when Travis Moen dropped them with Matt Hendricks (a fight).
Season 2014-15on airPlayers & nicknames · nickname A jokey group name for the Finnish players, a riff on syndicate.
Aug. 26, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Finnish energy: the extra spark Mikko Rantanen is said to bring.
Mar. 7, 2025 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A bare-knuckle brawl. How Razor described Jamie Benn's bloody fight with Calgary's Jarome Iginla in December 2010; Benn calls it his favorite.
Stars vs. Flames · Dec. 23, 2010on airSignature words · word Something so surprising it flabbergasts: a jaw-dropper.
Aug. 27, 2024 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A named deflection. The source does not describe it.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A joke that borrows the airline water-landing announcement and says the flotation devices are behind the bench.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase A sarcastic label for the Central Division, which he adds may still be the league's best.
Apr. 11, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A crowded stretch of bodies in front of the net, thick like fog.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Great-looking hair, said in a mock-scientific way.
Sept. 10, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A crowded scrum of sticks around the crease, picture a fondue pot bristling with forks.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Watching football with total commitment.
Sept. 10, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Predictable, ready-made material.
Oct. 7, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase A skater whose hand is roaming loose, like a free-range chicken.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase A flowery description of a skater's move that runs from his skates to his stick blade.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase His fancy name for the puck.
Jan. 12, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A joke that an early-start game is brunch with body checks, so keep the mimosas steady.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A highlight-reel goal that embarrasses a defenseman, the goalie, or both.
Date not knownon airHits & scrums · phrase A thorough pat-down in the crease. Said of the scrum in front of Tampa's net.
Stars vs. Lightning · Mar. 1, 2014on airSignature words · phrase Promise that something will thrill your brain.
Apr. 2, 2026 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A slap shot so ferocious no one could have stopped it. Vulcanization is the process that hardens rubber, as pucks are made.
Date not knownon airPassing & skating · word Roaming around the ice with carefree flair, as in a skater on a showy solo run.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPassing & skating · phrase A fast, dangerous skater.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A huge catch with the glove hand, in his big-word, alliterative style.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase A game that is small on paper but huge in feel.
Nov. 9, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A jibe telling someone to check the roster to work out which player has that number.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Losing because you played too cautiously to lose.
Feb. 20, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Said of a player being served chance after chance: give him a spoon, let him eat.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Exaggerated slang for huge.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A red-haired stealthy skater. The Tumblr list doesn't say who it was said about.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname Mike Keane, the redheaded former Stars forward who scrapped like a bulldog and glued the lineup together.
May 9, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A period so tense it feels like a gathering of nervous fans.
Feb. 21, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A tiny, hard-working player who is spent after a long shift.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A goalie flopping and sweeping his limbs on the ice like a kid making a snow angel.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Shock the opponent with electric power.
Apr. 12, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A simile: teammates should go after anyone who touches or bad-mouths their goalie, the way you would for your girlfriend.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A shot that was headed straight at the goalie's midsection.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A zero on the scoreboard, in a comic outburst.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase A saucer pass (lifted, then flat on the tape) so light and fine it floats. Gossamer means gauzy and delicate.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase Awesome hockey with no brakes on, mistakes and all.
June 1, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Lofty, pompous wording.
Aug. 31, 2026 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase Something dirty or slick that ends up on the scoresheet, in his food-flavoured way. The source does not explain it.
May 3, 2018 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase An ugly, scrappy goal.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A big, bulky player who soaks up everything.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A sarcastic jab that mocks the Kraken as a "football team".
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase A mock-clinical way of saying a player was hit in the groin.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname Version-number nickname for Gulutzan's second stint as Stars coach.
Oct. 23, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A big gust of empty talk.
May 5, 2021 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · word A pun on Hail Mary, for a play that made no sense.
Jan. 23, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A thunderous goal. Said when Seguin scored his second of the night.
One of 7 possible gamesunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A very heavy story, so hard-hitting it could be thrown like a brick.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A thirst pun: if you're hungry for goals, the water bottle on top of the net is the place to go.
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · phrase A golf pun on the heel of a club.
Jan. 18, 2022 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A fighter landing an unexpected left. Said when Krys Barch beat down Jared Boll.
Date not knownon airSimiles & analogies · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · phrase A riff on the beer ad's “most interesting man.” Said of Matt Greene, who had been hit by a truck and bitten by a shark.
Date not knownon airSignature words · word needs a definition
Apr. 25, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · phrase Goaltending so airtight nothing gets through. Same tweet coins #unsulliedsheets for clean sheets.
Oct. 9, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase An exclamation praising a player's skill.
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · phrase Jason Robertson so smart he's practically a machine.
Nov. 30, 2022unverifiedSignature words · phrase A tongue-twisting name for the playoff beards of high school players.
Apr. 20, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase The top authority on the head fake. The poster gives no context.
Date not knownon airSignature words · phrase So bad it goes in the record books.
May 6, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A comparison: a voice and manner that seemed to embody the country.
Aug. 5, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Smothering play to keep the game from breathing.
Feb. 20, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A fancier take on "hold my beer", said before a bold move.
Nov. 22, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase An exclamation that calls on the old Montreal Forum's spirits.
May 1, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A playful label for the Flames while playing at home.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word A tongue-in-cheek hashtag for doubting home-ice advantage.
May 2, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A triple helping of showy adjectives to praise Matt Murray.
Jan. 9, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname Mike Heika, handed a joke handle to match his Hot Mic tag.
Mar. 20, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase Play where nobody wants to hold the puck, so it gets tossed around fast.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Folksy way to say someone or something is red hot.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase His jokey way of describing his own fuzzy, soft look in the booth.
Feb. 11, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A pun on millennium for the Brett Hull era.
Dec. 31, 2020 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Apr. 11, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase The mysterious force that trips a player on a breakaway for no visible reason.
Stars vs. Ducks · Feb. 10, 2007unverifiedSignature words · word An ice extravaganza.
Apr. 10, 2020 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase Said in a preview of the night's game.
Season 2011-12on airSimiles & analogies · phrase A blowout so lopsided the mercy rule would apply. Said during a Toronto game.
Season 2013-14on airSignature words · word A hashtag for watching the doubters get proven wrong in the playoffs.
May 3, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase His self-mocking pitch for his podcast with Mike Heika.
Dec. 26, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase A solo effort, a player freelancing his own way up the ice.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A game so sloppy you would want a bib to watch it.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word An information disaster: a broadcast that is bad at being informative.
Sept. 14, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A deadpan joke that teams prone to injury keep getting injured.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A Marty Turco save, made the way Marty Turco makes them.
Stars vs. Coyotes · Dec. 6, 2006unverifiedSignature words · phrase An over-the-top way to say a moment gets the blood pumping.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Fans and strangers snapping photos with their phones, treated like a swarm of paparazzi.
Sept. 17, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A jokey nickname for someone who never stops talking.
Feb. 9, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Irritation as entertainment, a blend of “irritate” and “entertainment.” The poster gives no context.
Date not knownon airSignature words · phrase Old-timey insults: a shoddy fraud and a cheat.
Dec. 24, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · word Stuck with your jersey pulled over your head in a fight.
Feb. 24, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A nickname for Jussi Jokinen.
May 19, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word His exclamation for a big moment. The same sound ends his famous Ribeiro call.
Sept. 17, 2021 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase needs a definition
Oct. 7, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Ribeiro regicide: what he does to the Kings.
Date not knownon airHits & scrums · phrase A joking way to say a player slammed into the end boards.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Settling for a tie. Said of a Stars–Flyers game in Philadelphia that was level after regulation.
Stars at Flyers · Dec. 16, 2017 (approx.)unverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A goal so soft the goalie should have had it: as gentle as a kitten's tummy.
Nov. 5, 2017 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A big hit described as launching a Finnish player most of the way home across the ocean.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase Throwing punches; a fist fight.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · word Pelting with stones. Here, a team throwing shot after shot at a net.
One of 2 possible gamesunverifiedSignature words · word A goalie save he had no business making. Daylight robbery of a sure goal.
Date not knownon airGoals & shots · phrase A goal so greasy the puck must have been wearing four coats of it.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Comeback hockey, where no lead is safe.
June 10, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase A jokey image for a player who leaves defenders strewn behind him, after a bloody-Gretzky comparison.
Feb. 14, 2021 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A left-handed fighter who throws heavy punches.
Apr. 7, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Deadliness. Named in the article as one of his go-to words.
Date not knownon airSignature words · word Woody. A rare word he applied to a goalie tandem.
Apr. 17, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Everyone gathers around and stares, the way deer circle a feeder.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Avoided at all costs.
Date not knownon airSimiles & analogies · phrase Stand there and take it. Said in the same preview.
Season 2012-13on airSimiles & analogies · phrase A quick, flicking reach to help a teammate.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Players spinning around like dancers in a Michael Jackson video.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A player causing prickly havoc as he weaves through defenders.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A huge Kari Lehtonen save against the Avalanche, limbs everywhere, that stunned the crowd.
Stars vs. Avalanche · Date not knownon airSimiles & analogies · phrase A simile for play that swings back and forth.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Harsh, old-world punishment. Said when Dan Clowe's slash got Robidas on the hand.
Season 2011-12on airSimiles & analogies · phrase Bruised and battered. On Burish after he blocked so many shots.
Season 2010-11on airSimiles & analogies · phrase Praise for careful, patient puck work, as if the player were slowly laying down a delicate sand mandala. Razor tagged it #puckpatience on a post about Adam Fox.
June 4, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A puck or player slipping through a tight spot with no friction at all.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A dig that rooting for anything Philadelphia is as welcome as a fungus on the foot.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Two goalies together who put out every scoring chance.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Impossible to pin down. On Mike Ribeiro slipping around checks.
Date not knownon airSimiles & analogies · phrase A ref handing out roughing minutes to everyone, like Oprah's giveaways but in a striped shirt.
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · phrase A ruined tattoo sleeve described as a slashed work of art.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Tiptoeing to the front of the net as if afraid to smudge a manicure. Not Shane Doan.
Stars vs. Coyotes · Feb. 8, 2014on airSimiles & analogies · phrase Smooth, effortless puck handling.
Nov. 30, 2020 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Sept. 16, 2023 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A joke that linesmen snitch on players.
Nov. 6, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase A player who skates smoothly; a jokey praise.
May 15, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Describes a barrage of shots that lights up the scoreboard faster than holiday bulbs.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A weak shot, or a goal given up on one. Said when Kari Lehtonen let one in.
Season 2013-14on airSignature words · phrase Slang praise for a player's stick-work. The source does not explain.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Nervous and shaky, like a golfer who suddenly cannot make short putts.
May 3, 2025 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase Said of Zack Stortini during a fight in an Edmonton game.
Date not knownon airPassing & skating · phrase A fancy name for Kucherov's stick move.
June 16, 2021 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A golf comparison for a precise shot taken from in close.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Mar. 7, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · word A verb made from Patrick Mahomes' name. The source does not say what it means.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase Gallery-style praise for a tip in the high slot.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Reported without explanation. “Masticate” literally means to chew; presumably a shift spent grinding away.
Stars vs. Coyotes · Dec. 6, 2006unverifiedSignature words · word Of enormous, game-shifting size. Used for a huge save at a key moment, and for a goal.
Season 2017-18on airSignature words · word A fancy word that normally means enrolment, used for a smooth sequence of play.
Jan. 21, 2016 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Mar. 23, 2023 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase Reported without definition. Used after Antoine Roussel's fight.
Season 2013-14on airHits & scrums · phrase A wall of bodies blocking the goalie's view.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A rebound that is big and hard to ignore.
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · phrase The most coveted person in a weak field. On Brad Richards heading into free agency.
Date not knownon airPlayers & nicknames · phrase A very smart defenceman who moves the puck well.
Sept. 11, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Beaten badly, like an old horse sent away.
Mar. 4, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word A pun on mononucleosis, about a player called Miro being sick.
Mar. 10, 2022 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · word A slap shot hard enough to be launched like a missile.
May 31, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A very roundabout way of saying hot dog.
July 24, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase A player shaking off a long run of frustration, in this case the Hawks' captain.
One of 3 possible gamesunverifiedPop culture · word A made-up Thanksgiving dish: a moose and a duck stuffed together, riffing on turducken.
Oct. 13, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase More rock star than hockey player, mixing Mick Jagger and Jaromir Jagr.
Feb. 24, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · phrase A joke about a save that looked like magic, which he then upgrades to voodoo.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A player with endless wriggling, twisting moves.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A goalie who stopped everything, with the joke being how little a Mormon would drink at an Irish wake.
Date not knownon airGoals & shots · word Deadly (a real, rare word). A shot with lethal intent.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPop culture · word A hashtag joke: media people are drawn to the Stars booth like moths to a flame.
May 11, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word needs a definition
Oct. 13, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Nov. 7, 2024 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A natural hat trick: three straight goals from one player.
Mar. 27, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Sweet to watch. A play that is a pure treat.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSignature words · word Wicked. His own example of a word that makes fans ask “What did Razor just say?”
Date not knownon airSignature words · phrase A road-hockey rule where the next goal ends the game, which he says the Stars followed as pros.
Feb. 5, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase Turn it up to eleven, after the Spinal Tap guitarist.
Apr. 4, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase A jokey name for a 19-hour trip.
Apr. 24, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A period so wild and fizzy it boils over, like a shaken-up soda.
June 7, 2025 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A deadpan quip that a hit flattened someone's nose.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Players blocking the goalie's eyes on a power play.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Olympic glory.
Feb. 22, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word A coined word built on Omicron, tied to the Covid protocol list. Meaning not explained.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname His pet name for the Stars goalie.
Feb. 28, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · word A bobblehead of the goalie everyone calls Otter, named with a pun.
Mar. 24, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase A joke list that renames each Central Division goalie tandem as an alt-rock band, starting with Dallas as OtterCase.
Dec. 9, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word A pun on Oktoberfest, in a hashtag.
Oct. 8, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word A made-up word for flowery, poetic writing about the goalie Otter.
Dec. 16, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · word The condition of passing one time too many instead of shooting, treated like an illness.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase The Stars' early forecheck against the Sharks in a shutout, herding and cornering.
Stars vs. Sharks · Dec. 4, 2006 (approx.)unverifiedSignature words · phrase The line the blogger remembered best from the Stars' shutout win. The source doesn't say what was happening on the ice.
Stars vs. Coyotes · Dec. 6, 2006unverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A nickname for a player with soft, smooth hands, like a dish-soap ad.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Hockey that makes no sense, like a shutout loss.
Feb. 19, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Stirring up passion; said of a playoff series.
May 17, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · word needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · word Scored on. Punctured. A goalie who has let one in.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSignature words · word Shrewd and insightful.
Apr. 7, 2020 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A player who makes patient, unhurried plays with the puck, often at the blue line. Used for John Klingberg and Ray Whitney.
Date not knownon airHits & scrums · phrase A heap of players on the ice after a collision.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A simile for a team that is climbing up the standings or the scoreboard, as if gear for the ascent were stuffed in their pockets.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A hashtag nickname for Tim Cowlishaw.
Sept. 21, 2023 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase Provoked someone into a reaction, like poking an angry animal.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase On a hooking call against Mike Modano in a Stars–Sharks game, during a short Brad Richards comeback.
Season 2008-09on airSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A jokey name for the post-game show.
Aug. 17, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase The pressure of the playoffs, with a flourish on "guts".
Apr. 18, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A mock royal title for a sharp, perceptive young person.
Jan. 29, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Appreciated, in a cheeky spelling, used to thank fans.
Apr. 27, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · phrase A glove save with attitude.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSignature words · word Being evasive, or saying things that are not quite true.
Sept. 10, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A mock royal title for a hopeless optimist, after Dr. Pangloss in Candide.
Apr. 19, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A joke that late in overtime the rules are enforced as strictly as in a prison.
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · word A pun on prost, the German toast.
Feb. 17, 2021 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · phrase A jokey name for public-relations staff who pontificate.
Nov. 3, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A lopsided beating, painted as a punishment carried out in front of the crowd.
Nov. 13, 2011 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A puck that suddenly changes its mind, such as a rebound or odd bounce.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase Taking the puck off someone. Poster recalls it for a Jamie Benn play that made Drew Doughty look like a spare.
Season 2010-11on airPlayers & nicknames · nickname A groundhog pun nickname, Punxsutawney Phil in skates.
Feb. 3, 2026 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A goal finished with swagger. Reported on a Steve Ott goal from the left circle (2009) and again on Ribeiro's overtime winner in Feb. 2012.
Date not knownon airHits & scrums · phrase A mock-violent image of two sides hitting each other hard.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase Said of a fight so fierce the jersey numbers come off.
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word A hashtag praising four decades of a broadcaster's dulcet tones.
Jan. 15, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A joking title for a Southeastern city where everyone seems to wear a quarter-zip.
Nov. 25, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A jokey title for a leading sportswriter.
Dec. 9, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Lightning quick, like a cat pouncing on a flashlight dot.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A jokey name for a month of banner-raising ceremonies in the rafters.
Jan. 5, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word A hashtag pun that stretches Mikko Rantanen's name into a rave.
May 4, 2025 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A hard hit that shook the target's teeth.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname His jokey name for himself that he tells people to ask for.
Nov. 4, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word His joking name for the traits in his family genes.
Feb. 2, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word His own brand of hockey analysis, part analytics and part Razor.
May 27, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word A hashtag mixing his name with "revenant", a ghost who returns.
Oct. 3, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname His rhyming, Shakespeare-style sign-off name.
Mar. 18, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Dressed and posed like a wealthy tulip merchant.
May 21, 2023 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A crowded net-front scene, bodies posed like a classical painting, with Darcy Kuemper in the middle.
Stars vs. Kings · Jan. 30, 2018 (approx.)unverifiedSignature words · word A feast for the eyes: a show of stunning visuals.
May 23, 2024 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase Slang for right in the nose.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · phrase A jokey job title for a rink-side reporter.
July 29, 2020 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase Used Bobby Orr's name as a verb for a flashy, Orr-style move.
Mar. 3, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A pun on "carpe diem" with "rope" in place of "carpe".
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A goalie who keeps spitting pucks back out; the rubber is the puck.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A wild, flamboyant, passionate Russian player; a Bandersnatch is a creature from Lewis Carroll.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A jokey sad music cue to go under a sad tweet.
Dec. 29, 2020 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase A smart, connected sequence of passes. Hockey IQ as a web.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSignature words · word His tag for himself as a fashion adviser.
Feb. 18, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · phrase A save credited to some lucky-charm magic rather than skill.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Two thrilling weeks, here the first round of the playoffs, dressed up with three big words.
May 5, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Sparkling; a showy word for lively play.
Oct. 19, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Beating a team so badly on the scoreboard that it is like killing a king.
Dec. 5, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word A showcase event stuffed with scouts and top young prospects.
Feb. 11, 2021 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A rough, chippy game.
Season 2017-18unverifiedGoals & shots · phrase Benn's net-front job: get the puck in any way possible.
Nov. 30, 2022on airSimiles & analogies · phrase Barely any time at all, like the eight seconds a rider has to stay on.
Mar. 22, 2025 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A rebound goal scored by someone other than the original shooter.
Date not knownon airPassing & skating · phrase Protect the puck and stop turning it over. Said during a run of Stars turnovers against the Devils.
Stars vs. Devils · Date not knownon airSignature words · nickname needs a definition
Mar. 9, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A playful nickname for the Sharks.
Oct. 5, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname Nickname for the San Jose Sharks' home arena.
Jan. 11, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A struggling power play. The blogger notes it may have been “rats.”
Stars at Sharks · Jan. 30, 2007unverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname The player of the game. Often handed to Tyler Seguin.
Date not knownon airSignature words · word Slang for a mess or muddle.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase 3-on-3 overtime is so bad it deserves an international court.
Feb. 22, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A mock-scientific name for something fragile, here said to be badly damaged.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Hockey is a simple game that coaches make complicated.
Nov. 4, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Predict the outcome like Nostradamus, said of a video game sim.
May 19, 2026 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A scrum where everyone is misbehaving at once.
Season 2017-18unverifiedGoals & shots · phrase Wrist shots, with a menacing twist.
July 1, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A jokey knighthood-style title, like golfer Faldo's.
June 22, 2022 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A goal that is a total show. Mike Ribeiro's overtime winner: a stick-behind-the-back pull off the boards, a drive through the blue line, a big slap shot.
Stars vs. Flames · Feb. 16, 2012on airSimiles & analogies · phrase Goosebumps all the way up the arms.
Apr. 27, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
May 9, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase Praise for hands that are both slick and smart.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname A scorer who kills from the slot.
Mar. 23, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word A Nostradamus pun on Corby Davidson's nickname, Snake, for a good prediction.
Sept. 20, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A mock-poetic simile for something very gentle, such as a soft touch or light shot.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Prophetic, like fortune-telling; used playfully.
Mar. 14, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase A goalie pair so smooth they could headline a 1980s detective show.
Oct. 14, 2024 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word An invented word of high praise, apparently a blend of 'spectacular' and something spacier. Here it describes a shift.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · phrase needs a definition
May 5, 2025 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · phrase A tag for a young Latvian player, as if fathered by the goalie Irbe.
May 21, 2024 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase So dirty a play was that he would need to rinse his eyes.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Very strong coffee, with a Stanley Cup pun.
Apr. 25, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname A nickname for the Stars' trio of Hintz, Robertson and Pavelski, who combined for 102 goals.
Apr. 26, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Stars propaganda, jokingly.
July 31, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word The act of following and playing for the Stars all season.
May 30, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · word A coined name for the world of the Stars.
Jan. 4, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · word Having the feel of the Stars. A good, very-Dallas kind of hockey game.
Mar. 5, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Like a statesman, in a playful, self-flattering way.
Sept. 22, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Stats show a lot but not everything.
Nov. 12, 2013 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Spectacular stats; a blend of stat and spectacular.
June 9, 2021 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · word A hashtag for shootout goals so good they melt your brain.
Dec. 3, 2022 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase Puck control so fine it never gets wet. Said of Mike Ribeiro.
Date not knownon airPassing & skating · phrase Wizardry with the stick. Said of Pavel Datsyuk.
Season 2011-12on airSimiles & analogies · phrase Stands out in the worst way, like a blemish on someone who is supposed to be flawless.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Something that was bad from the very start.
Date not knownunverifiedPop culture · word Living on both sides of the Canada-US border.
July 4, 2021 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase Smooth, silky hockey. The Tumblr list ties it to Jason Spezza and/or his goal.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPassing & skating · phrase A juicy pass that lands flat, like a saucer, on the tape.
Date not knownon airHits & scrums · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A goal that answers a disallowed one in the loudest possible way.
Season 2014-15on airGoals & shots · phrase A player who has gone from cold to hot on the scoresheet.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Strutting with confidence in a suit before a broadcast.
July 30, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A ruler of good judgment (sagacity is sound judgment). The poster gives no context.
Date not knownon airGoals & shots · phrase Praise for a finish, dressed up in a lavish adjective.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname Finnish for Finnish architect. His nickname for Jere Lehtinen.
May 31, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPassing & skating · phrase A pass both precise and feather-light, like a surgeon working through gauze.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A jokey comparison of a goalie to the singer Susanna Hoffs.
Jan. 22, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Full of swagger.
May 2, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · phrase An elegantly lethal player, three killers in one.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPassing & skating · phrase Smooth, sweet puck handling, like maple syrup.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · word A glove save that dangles a sure goal in front of the shooter, then snatches it away.
Stars at Golden Knights · Nov. 28, 2017 (approx.)on airHits & scrums · phrase A vivid image for repeated blows to the head.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Says a team that cannot score cannot win.
Date not knownunverifiedPassing & skating · phrase A stall to buy time before the next move.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word Pushing a point of view. One of his big-word trio: courageous, stentorian, tendentious.
Dec. 9, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · word Like an octopus. Said of a goalie whose legs seem to reach everywhere.
Season 2017-18social mediaSignature words · phrase A grand, mock-serious label for a place or crowd full of mischief, as if bad behavior were kept in a glass tank.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A big goalie who leaves no rebound to chase.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A game, goal or crowd so fervent it feels like a worship service. The source does not say exactly what it described.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · phrase A movie-title joke for a crowd of backup goalies.
Dec. 20, 2020 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A deadpan promise that a goal had no goalie interference.
Date not knownunverifiedHits & scrums · phrase A dive. Acting like you were hit.
Season 2017-18unverifiedHits & scrums · phrase A scrappy, brawling game.
Season 2010-11on airPlayers & nicknames · phrase A dad-joke line for a player who is on a roll, like butter on bread.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A put-down for a team so off its game it couldn't even clap.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A joke that one section of seats is packed with Cogliano fans.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Packed with 1970s-style outfits, and legends.
Aug. 10, 2026 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase Joe Thornton vs. Jamie Benn: a big-man matchup that Razor treated as foreplay to a collision.
Stars vs. Sharks · Feb. 23, 2013 (approx.)on airPop culture · phrase Slang meaning this is excellent.
May 17, 2026 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase Shooters who get the puck up off the ice score more goals.
Date not knownon airSimiles & analogies · phrase Three forecheckers swarming the puck.
Season 2017-18unverifiedSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word A harpoon strike that ties the game, in a Kraken pun.
Mar. 12, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase The division race got squeezed tight, like stretched-out old yoga pants. Razor posted it about the Stars, Avalanche and Wild standings.
Mar. 18, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A run of showy adjectives for the thrill of hockey.
Mar. 6, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSaves & goaltending · phrase A goalie who is good at three things, borrowing the baseball phrase.
Oct. 2, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Very tough, the cheap-cut way. Razor said it about 'Rob', adding the toughness is only cosmetic.
Dec. 12, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A mock tough-guy motto for plowing through the opposition.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Putting on the oven mitts to cook up your own offense, and failing for laughs.
Date not knownunverifiedSaves & goaltending · word Reported without context; presumably a compliment for goalie Marty Turco. The poster says it hadn't been heard that season.
Date not knownon airGoals & shots · phrase A wrist shot with a bit of spin on it.
July 14, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase Goals so ugly they need two layers of makeup to hide it.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A free-flowing, high-scoring game.
Apr. 14, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · word Empty, like a vacuum.
Sept. 27, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · phrase The top of the class for greatness. Said about Mike Modano's possible last home game, if he won it in overtime.
Season 2009-10on airHits & scrums · phrase A playful way to describe a heated exchange of words as if it were a physical fight.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase His label for the blend of TV and radio calls.
Aug. 21, 2020 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase One of three jokey comparisons he made for his own photo.
Oct. 13, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A power play that flowed like a tune.
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase A shooter beating the goalie through the five-hole (the gap between the pads) again and again.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word A playful word for friction in the game.
June 3, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedPlayers & nicknames · phrase A mock-technical title for players who move the puck well. The puck is vulcanized rubber, so passers are 'transfer engineers'.
May 10, 2023 (approx.)social mediaPlayers & nicknames · nickname needs a definition
May 12, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase Pleases or comforts someone greatly.
Jan. 6, 2025 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A hashtag joking about nodding off together during the game.
Apr. 23, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase A skincare routine so thorough it would suit Wayne Newton.
June 6, 2023 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A shot with serious power, rated like a weapon.
Apr. 19, 2017 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A slapshot hit hard enough to be classified.
Feb. 20, 2026 (approx.)social mediaSimiles & analogies · phrase A slicked-back skullet hairstyle, remembered with affection from an old clip.
May 20, 2020 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase Scored with style; a classic pro-hockey toast to a great shot.
Season 2017-18unverifiedPlayers & nicknames · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Going through the motions with nobody home. Reported without context.
Date not knownon airPop culture · phrase Describes a hit or play that looked like one dance move rather than another, a pop-culture joke on Hemsky.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase A joke that the whistle is only a suggestion, so play carries on regardless.
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase Very polished, careful broadcasting, as if wearing white gloves.
Jan. 6, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A punny “holy moly” for when something is huge, here Trouba.
May 2, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase His imaginary bin for filing man-on-man coverage mistakes.
Mar. 21, 2026 (approx.)social mediaPop culture · phrase His take on the Olympics.
Stars vs. Coyotes · Feb. 8, 2014on airPlayers & nicknames · nickname A Grinch-flavored nickname for Nashville after the visiting Stars stole the night.
Dec. 23, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSimiles & analogies · phrase A jokey name for a week of back-to-back games against the Red Wings.
Apr. 24, 2021 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A running-gag catchphrase about winners earning sprinkles, like a treat on top. The sources do not explain it further.
Feb. 9, 2015 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase A mock-old-timey way to say the tables have turned.
May 28, 2023 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word An all-purpose exclamation of delight after a big win.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase A stick-tape job of five wraps and off you go, which he calls Benn's patented style.
May 23, 2024 (approx.)social mediaGoals & shots · phrase A wide-open net, big enough to yawn.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase A folksy joke that the yellow laces are worth keeping.
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · word A conversation that is mostly yelling.
Nov. 30, 2022 (approx.)social mediaSignature words · phrase needs a definition
Date not knownunverifiedSignature words · phrase Mock-old-English order to tip your hat: this player has earned it.
Date not knownunverifiedGoals & shots · phrase Young, deadly scorers who have entered the league and lifted shooting percentages.
Dec. 4, 2023 (approx.)social mediaHits & scrums · phrase A warning, in fancy vocabulary, that riling up Jamie Benn comes with consequences.
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